Higher mortgage rates, record levels of home price appreciation, constrained housing inventories and economic inflation have lenders and borrowers on edge this year. Fannie Mae recently found consensus opinion among mortgage executives that both purchase origination and refinance activity will decline. In addition, Fannie Mae’s December 2022 report offered insights into the mortgage...
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Desktop Appraisals: Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions
March 20, 2023
As real estate lenders begin to embrace desktop appraisal technology as a new industry standard for a wider variety of loans, many lenders have questions. In this blog, we answer the ten most common questions we receive about desktop appraisals and outline how you can leverage desktop appraisal technology to process a higher volume...
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Desktop Appraisals – Yes, No, Maybe?
May 17, 2022
May 19, 2022 - 2 pm ET
Complimentary Webinar
Join Tony Pistilli, Chief Appraiser & Director of Valuation Operations, this Thursday for our complimentary webinar Desktop Appraisals – Yes, No, Maybe? where he'll give an in-depth examination on the many advantages in completing desktops. During our 1-hour webinar, Tony will cover helpful tips to avoid pitfalls in... Read moreHousingWire Lunch & Learn: Appraisal Modernization
Friday, May 20 at 12pm CT
We Need Long-Term Solutions, Including Adoption of Tech for Appraiser Shortages
The GSE approval of appraisal waivers last year helped during a demanding market but it only solves one part of the overall problem.
Join Accurate Group’s Frank Guarnera, M&T Bank’s Mike McClintock...
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